Breathe easy, though—in reality, Cymothoa exigua, the parasitic isopod in question, only targets fish. Commonly known as the tongue-eating louse, it measures only about 0.3-1.1 inches in length ...

British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

In their report, the authors stated that in 2006, the Zebrafish International Resource Center found 75 percent of labs that submitted fish for a diagnostic service had contamination with the parasite ...

If there’s one thing that both humans and fish can agree on, it’s that the tongue-eating louse sucks. Parasites are bad enough as it is, but one that attaches itself to various parts of the face is ...

There is the Banggai cardinal fish, found only in Indonesia ... An anemonefish with a tongue-biter isopod parasite peering out of its mouth, in Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

A recent report by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) revealed that populations of parasitic ... fish equipped with a suction-cup mouth filled with sharp teeth and a rasping tongue that ...

Once attached, its rows of teeth dig into the host's flesh and a sharp tongue rasps through scales and skin. The parasite then feeds on the fish’s body fluids; to keep the juices flowing ...